Maestro Maestro 100 Setup Manual

Brand: Maestro

Model: Maestro 100

Category: Networking

Type: Setup Manual

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Windows 98 GPRS Connection Setup Guide

Rev. 00

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Rev. Date Details Originated by

00 26 June 2003 First release Wallace Lee

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Ltd reserves the right to modify or improve the product and its accessories which can also

be withdrawn without prior notice.

Besides, our company stresses the fact that the performance of the product as well as

accessories depends not only on the proper conditions of use, but also on the environment

around the places of use.

Fargo Telecom O/B Fargo Services (H.K.) Ltd assumes no liability for damage incurred

directly or indirectly from errors, omissions or discrepancies between the modem and the

manual.

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION 2

2. CONFIGURATING Maestro 20 / Maestro 100 2

3. ADDING A MODEM TO WINDOWS 98 2

4. MAKING A DIAL-UP NETOWRKING 4

5. TROUBLE SHOOTING 9

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INTRODUCTION

This document describes how to use Maestro 20 / Maestro 100 and a PC with Windows 98 to

make a GPRS Internet Dial-up.

1.1 Setup requirement

The following items are necessary for the setup:

- Maestro 20 / Maestro 100 with PC cable and power supply

- PC with Windows 98 installed, and a free RS-232 port

- A SIM card with GPRS service subscribed

2. CONFIGURATING Maestro 20 / Maestro 100

2.1 Setting up HyperTerminal

Refer to Chapter 2 and 3 of Maestro 20 / Maestro 100 USER GUIDE, set up Maestro 20 /

Maestro 100 and Windows98 HyperTerminal. Make sure the modem is ready to receive

commands.

2.2 Setting serial port speed

On the HyperTerminal, enter command :

AT+IPR=115200; &W<ENTER>

Note: after entering this command the

modem serial port speed will be

permanently set at 115200bps.

Now you can close the HyperTerminal

* If your modem has been configured to

115200bps already before, skip this step.

3. ADDING A MODEM TO WINDOWS 98

3.1 On Windows 98, Choose “Start”,

then choose “Control Panel folder

3.2 Double click the ‘Modem’ icon

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3.3 If your system have no modem

installed it will show the ‘Install New

Modem’ dialogue box, otherwise it will

show ‘Modem Properties’ (see)

You can then press ‘Add’ button

3.4 On ‘Install New Modem’ dialogue

box, click ‘Don’t detect my modem’.

Then press ‘Next’

3.5 Choose ‘Standard 19200bps

Modem’, then press ‘Next’

3.6 Choose the COM port where the

Maestro 20 / Maestro 100 connected,

then press ‘Next’

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3.5 Now the modem has been installed.

You can press ‘OK’

4. MAKING A DIAL-UP NETOWORKING

4.1 On Windows 98, go to ‘Accessories’

Æ ‘Communication’ Æ ‘Dial-up

Networking’

4.2 Double click ‘Make a New

Connection’

4.3 Type the name of the dial-up profile

as you want

4.4 Choose the ‘19200 bps modem’ and

press ‘Configure’

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4.5 Choose the ‘Maximum speed’ to

‘115200’

4.6 Click ‘Connection’ tab

4.7 Press ‘Advanced’ button

4.8 On ‘Extra settings’, type the APN

information here. (Consult your Network

Operator for the correct APN settings)

Common setting is :

+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”INTERNET”

4.9 Use Hardware flow control, then

press ‘OK’

4.10 Close all modem properties dialog

box by pressing ‘OK’s and go back to the

‘Make new connection’ (sec. 4.3). Then

press ‘Next ‘

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4.10 On the ‘Telephone number’ type

‘*99**1#’. Then press ‘Next’

4.11 Press ‘Finish’ and you have made a

GPRS dial-up profile.

However you need to edit some more

settings.

4.12 Right-click the just-made GPRS dial-

up icon. Then choose ‘Properties’

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4.13 Uncheck the ‘Use area code’ option

4.14 Press ‘Server Types’ tab

4.15 Uncheck ALL options EXCEPT

‘TCP/IP’ option

4.16 Press the ‘TCP/IP Settings’ button

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4.17 Uncheck the ‘Use IP header

compression’ option

4.18 Then close all dialog boxes by

pressing ‘OK’s.

Now you have finished the setup of

GPRS DUN.

4.19 Now you can make a GPRS dial-up

by double-click the GPRS icon.

Remember to leave User name and

password blank on connection (or refer to

your network operator’s instruction)

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5. Trouble shooting

Problem Action

Dial-up Networking reports modem is not

responding

Check if the modem is ready, LED is flashing

slowly

Check the serial port setting of Maestro and

Windows modem device

Check connection cable

Check if the modem is used by another

program

Dial-up not successful Check if GPRS service ready from the network

Try entering command:

AT+CGQREQ=1,0,0,3,0,0

by using HyperTerminal

Dial-up successful, but disconnect immediately Check APN setting, consult your network

operator

Dial-up successful, but cannot access the

Internet

Check your Windows’ Internet settings

Check signal strength

Note : Dial-up Networking will NOT drop even

signal is lost; it will try to recover soon

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